Millgrove Township, Steuben County, Indiana

Millgrove Township
Township
Location in Steuben County
Coordinates: 41°44′05″N 85°08′12″W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Steuben
Government
• Type	Indiana township
Area
• Total	23.74 sq mi (61.5 km^2)
• Land	22.03 sq mi (57.1 km^2)
• Water	1.71 sq mi (4.4 km^2)  7.20%
Elevation [1]	955 ft (291 m)
Population  (2020)[2]
• Total	1,619
• Density	71.6/sq mi (27.6/km^2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code	260
GNIS feature ID	453629

The Fawn River State Fish Hatchery, on the National Register of Historic Places, is located a mile north of Orland.

Millgrove Township is one of twelve townships in Steuben County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,619, up from 1,577 at 2010,[3] and it contained 960 housing units.

History

Fawn River State Fish Hatchery was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.[4]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 23.74 square miles (61.5 km^2), of which 22.03 square miles (57.1 km^2) (or 92.80%) is land and 1.71 square miles (4.4 km^2) (or 7.20%) is water.[3] Lakes in this township include Bell Lake, Brown Lake, Chair Factory Lake, Lake Gage, Lake Syl-van, Lime Lake, Lime Lake, Perch Lake, Rhodes Lake, Sally Owen Lake, Tamarack Lake and Warner Lake. The stream of Crooked Creek runs through this township.

Cities and towns

• Orland

Unincorporated towns

• Panama at 41.7064392°N 85.1074684°W / 41.7064392; -85.1074684

(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Cemeteries

The township contains three cemeteries: Carlton, Greenlawn and Mill Grove.

Major highways

• Interstate 80
• Indiana State Road 120
• Indiana State Road 327

References

• U.S. Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)
• United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files

1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved May 8, 2017.
2. "Census Bureau profile: Millgrove Township, Steuben County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved April 2, 2024.
3. "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 10, 2013.
4. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.

External links

• Indiana Township Association
• United Township Association of Indiana